Would you raise your children religious just to fit in?
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My children are grown but no, I would never teach my children to believe in a fairy tale. I would talk to them about how some people believe and I would explain why I don't believe that way. I would also teach them rational and logical thinking so that they have the tools they need to figure out for themselves what is real and provable and what isn't.
KLMFTFW
Level 5
Sep 27, 2017
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Absolutely not I would not do anything I feel is harmful to my kids just for social acceptance.
BillButler
Level 3
Sep 27, 2017
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No, I would raise children to think for themselves and use critical thinking for everything.
CalebHubbell
Level 2
Sep 27, 2017
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I raised my children with as much knowledge as possible and allow them to decide for themselves, but they are fully aware of my feelings on the subject.
Jmh7772001
Level 2
Sep 26, 2017
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Absolutely not! Why would it be any good to teach children to believe in something that doesn't exist!
MartinKen
Level 3
Sep 20, 2017
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pardon Mr.MartinKen, religion also happen to teach values and ethics, just take the good or what you believe to be good for the kids. But I don't agree in teaching them to be religious just "to fit in"
No I didn't and they turned out great!!
Bella50
Level 1
Sep 16, 2017
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that's great!
Never. It's being a coward and a cop-out to do anything you know is wrong just to "fit in." i have zero respect for anyone who does it. this is precisely the reason religion still exists, because people with brains are too cowardly to speak up and walk away.
FecklessTed
Level 4
Sep 14, 2017
1
would Edmund Burke's quote fit in to what you said about people with brains? or maybe the one by Albert Einstein?
All the religious people are victims themselves. They have believe all the lies that have been planted in their brain very early. now they became stupid. no matter what they can not hear or see logic. I feel sorry for them.
I don't think i could. i wouldnt Want to teach my child something that i knew hurt me so much when i realized it wasnt true.
Multikolor
Level 2
Sep 14, 2017
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I say same thing as you, you are a smart young man.
That's ridiculous, who cares what others think! Unless you're in a especially specific case where being atheist is dangerous (I doubt that's any of you), Then don't hide how you feel!
SketchyBuffalo
Level 3
Sep 10, 2017
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just like water, we just have to seek our own level.
I remember a line, one of my favorite lines from a movie, from Demi Moore's "G.I. Jane when she was told by her senior officer, "lieutenant, seek life elsewhere!"
we must be honest and do not care what others will think or say about us.
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